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Bug 271691 - NetBeans does not pass executable arguments when debuggin with GDB 8.0
Summary: NetBeans does not pass executable arguments when debuggin with GDB 8.0
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: cnd
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Debugger (show other bugs)
Version: 8.2
Hardware: PC Mac OS X
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Maria Tishkova
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
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Reported: 2017-10-24 18:03 UTC by titosanxez
Modified: 2017-10-26 14:47 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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2017-10-26 14:36 UTC, titosanxez 		Details
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Description titosanxez 2017-10-24 18:03:06 UTC 

    


    


      



        
          Comment 1
        

        
          titosanxez

        

        
        

        
          2017-10-24 18:04:39 UTC
        

      






It appears that the application arguments specified in the GDB command are not passed properly to the GDB command.

Note I'm using GDB 8 because it's the only official version that builds on macOS Sierra

    


    


      



        
          Comment 2
        

        
          soldatov

        

        
        

        
          2017-10-24 20:09:22 UTC
        

      






Can you attach GDB log? http://wiki.netbeans.org/GdbLog

    


    


      



        
          Comment 3
        

        
          Maria Tishkova

        

        
        

        
          2017-10-25 19:32:20 UTC
        

      






Please provide GDB log and more details

    


    


      



        
          Comment 4
        

        
          titosanxez

        

        
        

        
          2017-10-26 14:36:25 UTC
        

      






Created attachment 165356 [details]
GDB log example associated to the issue.

    


    


      



        
          Comment 5
        

        
          titosanxez

        

        
        

        
          2017-10-26 14:44:25 UTC
        

      






I'll try to explain with a bit more detail what I'm experiencing:

- Setup: MacOS Sierra 10.12.6, NetBeans 8.2, Clang 9, GDB 8.
- Project: Generation of a Test executable. This program receives several command line options and it exits with an 'usage' message if the provided option is unrecognized.

Experienced issue in NetBeans: The program exits promptly when debugging from NetBeans. The debug command points to the program executable and provides some valid arguments. The NetBeans output shows the program 'usage' as if an invalid option was provided.

I have tried with other programs, and other arguments combinations but the result is the same. It only seems to work when no program options are specified. Also, it seems supports for GDB 8 is not smooth. I was experiencing other issues as well: ignored breakpoints in dynamic libraries, unexpected termination, ignoring step command...

    


    


      



        
          Comment 6
        

        
          titosanxez

        

        
        

        
          2017-10-26 14:47:22 UTC
        

      






This may not be the forum to ask this but I'm a bit frustrated with the experience of NetBeans in Macos Sierra. I've been using NB for many years but for the past year I haven't been able to successfully compile and debug an OS X application with Netbeans. I have tried several versions of GDB and also lldb. Is there any other recommended alternative? are you guys planning to improve this support for next version?